2015 City of Tempe Diversity Award Winner Jeff Procter-Murphy
Date2015
MediumPaper
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsClothing -- Underwear
Catalog number2015.19.2
DescriptionColor photograph of Individual Adult Diversity Award winner Jeff Procter-Murphy.Jeff Procter-Murphy is the Senior Pastor of Dayspring United Methodist Church. Each week during the Worship Services, regardless of the particular sermon topic, Jeff’s call to action is to go out into the world and welcome, nurture, strengthen, and sustain others. The importance of treating each person with dignity and embracing those who may be different than us is a consistent theme throughout each service. This past fall at the Wednesday evening fellowship classes, Jeff facilitated a class on the Muslim faith. He invited Muslim leaders in the community to teach and share their experiences. The class built a bridge of mutual respect and understanding between people, cultures and faith traditions. Also, this past October during LGBT History Month, Dayspring welcomed a transgendered guest speaker to deliver the sermon at both services who shared their life journey with the Dayspring community. Jeff Procter-Murphy leads by asking, “What are you doing for others?” He challenges his congregation to embody the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: respect, courtesy, social justice, commitment, courage and inclusion.
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August 12 1977
August 1991
August 1991
